Spring, 2014

This June 1 marks the Cancer Center’s 20th annual Cancer Survivors' Celebration at the Morris Lawrence Building at Washtenaw Community College. Survivorship means different
things to different people. Whether you view it as life after you are diagnosed with cancer, life after you are cancer-free or life after a loved one is diagnosed, all are welcome at the Survivors' Celebration.

When other hospitals run out of treatment options, experts in the U-M tumor boards are searching for solutions. Here is just one example of how a tumor board reached beyond "standard care" to offer
hope to two brothers.

Photographs capture moments in meaningful ways. Thanks to a new Complementary Therapies Program, patients and their family members can have portraits taken at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The Patient and Family Advisory Board is made up of family members, health care providers and members of the community. The Board meets regularly to discuss their experiences of what it's like to be treated for cancer.

Body image can play a major role in cancer treatment and should be addressed as early as possible. For Sherry Hanson, a single mom of a 3-year-old, she was completely unprepared for the changes in her body's appearance. With the help of the U-M Comprehesive Cancer Center's PsychOncology Program, Sherry adjusted to her body's changes and is now at ease with herself.